The King's Curse

Old castle Old me

Lara's pov

To be honest Camila is a great storyteller.

"So when your mom was 21 she accidentally met your dad Duke Arlington Jr. He was adopted into the Arlington family when His family was wiped out by hunters in 1811 he was a pure blooded vampire so naturally he had more favor in the family. She met him on campus. Back then she wanted to become a doctor. He was also enrolled for the same course out of curiosity. I don't know the specifics around their first encounter but what I did know was that they were joint at the hip ever since. When your mom married your dad it was my first time seeing a human so in love and jubilant as her and your father was equally entranced. You would swear that on that day it only the two of them."

"Eww so I was a product of a creepy old man!" I said.

"What? No! When a vampire is turned they are encased in the same age nothing changes not even mentally or in the case of pure bloods they can't grow past 22 even mentally." Camila explained.

"So I'm stuck too?" I asked.

" I think so I've never met a reaper." Camila said.

"Now back to the story. A few days after getting married your mom was turned into a vampire by your dad it was a choice that seemed to be well planned out but only two weeks later would they received a gift they did not plan for, you. Well you were born eight months later like a normal pure blooded vampire however the biggest mystery of your birth was how did a turned vampire become pregnant with a pure bloods child. Talk about drama. All that drama distracted from the fact that a hunter had zeroed into your family. On the morning of September 15th your coven was attacked and raised to the ground. We didn't find the corpse of your dad or you under the ruble for years so we assumed he managed to escape with you and was below the radar. Until they found his corpse not even a kilometer away in a underground chamber." Camila finished.

" Great story but I don't believe anything that just came out of your mouth." I said giving her a sarcastic smile.

" Wow your still as bratty as you were when you were a kid." She said crossing her arms and leaning on the door frame.

" Well why don't I remember that?" I asked now feeling strong enough to stand.

" Why would you you couldn't even talk back then and Elizabeth here had the lucky of only changing your napkin one." She said.

Elizabeth was helping me stand. Gently helping me up.

" And now you're taller than me." She said looking up at me with joy.

" Whatever I'm not buying it." I said.

" You don't need to I'll show you myself doubting Thomas." Camila said.

That's how we ended up Infront of this beautifully haunting piece of architecture. It was a castle built with dark grey bricks that had aged to have a slightly green tint to it. Two stone gargoyles guarded the gates. The gates were a perfect archway of black steel. There was a crest with the letter LJ on it.

" The wiredo moved quick." Elizabeth said silently.

Camila was reaching her hand to open the gate when I heard a very fast beat coming towards us. It was a human and they were running. I could not see them but I could hear them.

"Someone is coming and their human." I said.

"What?" Camila asked.

From the side pathway within the estate a young woman was sprinting at full speed towards us.

"Help me!" She screamed repeatedly.

" What's going on her" I asked as she crumbled into Camila's arms passing out. She was wearing only a long white dress. A wedding dress.

" Lord Johnson kidnapped her.... Then tortured her.... And is currently forcing her to marry him." Elizabeth said.

" How do you know this?" I asked.

"I can read human's minds." She said and I could see a slightly golden glaze in her eyes.

" We should call Adonis." Elizabeth advised.

Then it hit me. Why call him when I am hungry and there is a evil vampire lurking. Call it destiny or lazy writing but I am so hungry.

I began to walk into the estate ignoring all of calls for the couple.

I followed the human's scent and it lead me to a room. Poor security.

I found a thirty something looking old man.

"Who are you?" He asked when he saw me his face suddenly went pale when I stepped into the room.

" Who do you think I am." I responded in a fake sweet tone.

I began stalking my way towards him every step deliberate and haunting. He began to back up.

"You can not be." He said breathing hard. I think if he had a human heart it would be beating out of his chest.

Suddenly he lung towards me with a dagger in hand. On instinct I drove my claws into his throat however he did manage to slash my abdomen. I then raised my claws higher and higher until his head came of with a sickening sound of mussels, tendons and arteries ripping apart.

I licked my hands but the old bastard tasted like cold oversalted soup.

Looking at my mess I for some reason felt proud. Am I a psychopath? Do vampires have therapist? How much would they charge?

" Could you stop killing people that I need to investigate." I heard a familiar voice say followed by a familiar sweet scent.

" Well Adonis. I get hungry and right now you look delicious." I said about to lunge at him.

" Ummmm" I heard another voice say.

I turned to see a woman who looked a lot like Adonis but taller.

" Hi I am Adonis's sister Athena." She said shyly. Then amusingly sort of hid behind him.

She is interested.